An orthopedic manual physical therapy fellowship training's impact on professional development, involvement, personal lives, and income - A survey study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Little research exists investigating the personal and professional outcomes of postprofessional physical therapy (PT) training. Therefore, the purpose of the current descriptive, web-based survey study was to determine self-reported outcomes from a postprofessional PT fellowship program, including graduate professional, educational, and research involvement; perceptions of the impact of training on clinical and professional attributes; changes in employment and income; and barriers to training. Methods: Graduates of a part-time, hybrid-model, multisite orthopedic manual PT fellowship program were invited to complete the web-based survey. Descriptive data analyses were performed for all quantitative data, and responses to questions were analyzed and categorized i

SUBMITTER: Whitman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7734091 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature